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  "title": "Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dead at 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-dead-at-80",
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  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:30:02.000Z",
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  "summary": "Tim Curry, the quirky British actor known for playing eccentric roles like the flamboyant alien mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, died on Wednesday at his Los Angeles home.",
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        "title": "Tim Curry, famous for roles in Rocky Horror Picture Show, It and Annie, dies at 80",
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        "title": "Tim Curry, famed for Rocky Horror Picture Show, dead at 80",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T17:09:15.000Z"
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        "title": "Tim Curry, beloved star of 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' passes away at 80",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T18:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: 'Rocky Horror' legend Tim Curry dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/showbiz-rocky-horror-legend-tim-curry-dies-at-80",
        "published": "2026-08-26T18:20:40.000Z"
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}